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Colin Thompson

Born

in Ealing, London, The United Kingdom

October 18, 1942

Website

http://www.colinthompson.com/

Genre

Children's, Art, Poetry

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Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world.

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Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, THE DRAGONS series, THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 6,423 ratings · 721 reviews · 119 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Live Forever 4.19 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 1995 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tetangga Menyebalkan (The Floods, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survivor (The Floods #4) 3.96 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sekolah Sihir (The Floods, #2) by Colin Thompson, Shinta Harini (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley by Colin Thompson, Amy Lissiat (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prime Suspect (The Floods #5) 3.89 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness 3.96 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking for Atlantis 4.35 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Outdoors - Liburan Seru 3.93 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top Gear (The Floods, #7) 3.93 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Colin Thompson

The Floods (13 books)
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Colin Thompson

3.88 avg rating — 2,853 ratings

Future Eden (2 books)
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Colin Thompson

3.84 avg rating — 167 ratings

Fearless (4 books)
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Colin Thompson,

Sarah Davis (Illustrations)

3.95 avg rating — 124 ratings

The Dragons (3 books)
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Colin Thompson

3.90 avg rating — 108 ratings

How to Live Forever Trilogy (2 books)
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Colin Thompson

3.70 avg rating — 91 ratings

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Quotes by Colin Thompson (?)

“I keep saying that I had everything, but all I had was endless tomorrows.”
― Colin Thompson, How to Live Forever

tags: immortality

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“I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end. I feel that if adults cannot enjoy a children’s book properly there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.”
― Colin Thompson

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“Remember is the last month,' said Festival.
'Remember's not a month.'
'Of course it is,' said Festival. 'There are twelve months thirty days long and the five days at the end of the year that are left over are called Remember. It's when we all remember what happened in the past year, all the people who were born and all the people who died. You have to have Remember, otherwise you'd start the next year out of balance.”
― Colin Thompson, How to Live Forever

tags: months, new-year, remember

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